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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4028 Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4028 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4028 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
14 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
180 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
490 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
260 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
81 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
180 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
17 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
18 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
16 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
98.1 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.035 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0